Kickers Taekwondo
Welcome to Kickers TKD; the club was founded back in 1995 by Master Des Day under the banner of Days TKD. Des is now National Poomsae Coach for the UKTDC and Technical Director for the Commonwealth TKD Association. Formerly National Coach for Great Britain Technical Team (BTCB) The style of TaeKwonDo we teach is WTF (World TaeKwonDo) which offers a wide syllabus for the students who wish to develop their mental and physical skills.
We provide instruction for ages from 5yrs to adults. Our teaching ethos for children focuses very much on motor and listening skills with targeted coaching to develop focus, memory, team work, discipline, self control, balance and coordination. Our junior and adult training programme will cover physical fitness, awareness, self discipline, and self confidence.
Kickers TKD have clubs in Winchester and Eastleigh and Bournemouth with qualified instructors who are all CRB checked.
There are regular competitions especially for the novice competitor who wishes to develop their competitive skills in sparring (Kyrugi) and patterns (Poomsae) this is an ideal platform for the student who then wishes to advance their skills at National and international events which there are plenty.
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Personal Training
PRIVATE 1-1 TUITION IN DEVELOPING: MENTAL & PHYSICAL FITNESS, BODY TONING, FLEXIBILITY, SELF DEFENCE, MARTIAL ARTS..
Des Day has been involved in a wide degree of high intensity physical fitness training programmes for many years as well as being the National Taekwondo Team Coach for Great Britain which involved motivating, mentoring and getting the best results both physically and mentally out of our countries TOP athletes he has also been on the receiving end as a competitor being pushed to deliver podium results on both a National and International level.
Kickers TKD network partners can offer Expert advice in others areas such as: Sports Nutrition, Craniosacral Therapy.
To book your sessions e-mail Des Day on: destkd@live.co.uk and kickstart your new mind and body lifestyle.
Latest News
Training at Talbot House Prep School
Master Des Day was asked by Talbot House Prep School to run a taster session for their Year6 Children on Tuesday 19th March. The pupils were very attentive and performed some stunning Olympic kicking techniques. Although the session was short the pupils learnt more of this dynamic Olympic sport, TaeKwonDo.
Tuesday Classes are closed on the following dates
April 3rd & 10th
June 5th
July 24th 31st
August 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th
Wednesday classes are closed on the following dates
April 4th & 11th
June 6th
July 25th
August 1st & 8th
Please note that the last three weeks of August the Wednesday class will be open on the 15th, 22nd & 29th so as students can get some training in prior to their next gradings in Sept.
Come and train with the legendary Bill Superfoot Wallis
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Gradings Success
Students of Kickers TKD attended the Black Belt Gradings examination on the 3rd Dec; conducted by Grand Master Han Wong. Congratulations to all those that passed: L-R Master Des Day (6th Dan) David Turner(1st Dan) Alex Beck (1st Poome) Scott Feher (1st Poome) Stepehen Hadley (1st poome) Thomas Hadley (2nd Poome) Ed Fraser (rd Dan) Grand Master Han Wong (8th Dan ) Chief Examiner.
Southern League Championships
Southern League Championships. A handfull of students from Kickers TKD attended the Southern League Championships on Sunday 2nd October. Taking part in the following disciplines the students came away with a haul of medals: In the picture fron row L-R: Ron Horner (Gold Medal - Technical) Thomas Hadley (Gold - Technical/Silver Sparring) Alex Beck (Gold Technical/Silver Sparring) Stephen Hadley (Bronze Technical/Silver Sparring) Scott Feher (Bronze - Sparring) Back row - L-R Ed Fraser (Instrcutor) Des Day (Chief Instrcutor)
Farewell
Kickers TKD are saying farewell to two of their instructors; Hayley Osborne & Katherine Diment. Hayley is off to University & Katherine is off to College; both students / Instructors have been invaluable to Kickers TKD and we would all like to wish them the greatest of success in their years of studying. No doubt there will be times when they are back at home they will pay us all a visit.
London 2012 TaeKwonDo
Watch TaeKwonDo London 2012 on YouTube
World Poomsae Champion
Congratulations to Master Tong Wan Shin for bring home a Gold medal from the 6th World Poomsae TaeKwonDo Championships held in Vladivostok, Russia. Master Shin is now two time World Poomsae Champion.
Wyvern Technology College
Kickers TKD was asked to put on demonstration for Wyvern Technology College; students from the club added some light humour as well as some great self defence, breaking and WTF sparring techniques. A Big thanks to all those that took part. Des, Ed, Will, Luke, Thomas, Dan, Dave, Scott, Steven, Katherine, Liam,
Southern Counties Open Championships
A handful of students from Kickers TKD took part in the Southern Counties Open Championships being held in Eastleigh. From L-R they are: Alex, Scott, Thomas, Steven. Taking home 2 x silver, 2 x Bronze and 1 x Gold medals. Congratulations to them all.
Promotions
Congratulations to the following students who successfully passed their promotion test on Sunday 26th June 2011
Daniel Sullivan - Promoted to 6th Kup
River Sofflet - Promoted to 9th Kup
Katy Sharpe - Promoted to 4th Kup
Daniel Turner - Promoted to 3rd Kup
Samuel Roath - Promoted to 7th Kup
Mathew Turner -Promoted to 8th Kup (Double Promotion)
Christian Cheng - Promoted to 7th Kup